Comment by BeetleB
7 hours ago
The idea is supposed to be that an HOA can be more efficient in taking care of problems. The municipality can be underfunded, etc, and take a long time to solve a problem.
In practice, HOAs generally don't do anything useful, though.
Our neighborhood actually saves the County money for property they don’t have to maintain (drainage/swales/mowing/etc) and provides community things like tennis courts, basketball courts, pools, playgrounds etc that the County doesn’t have to provide or maintain. It’s also cheaper for the HOA to do it
> It’s also cheaper for the HOA to do it
How?
The project can either be managed by a paid county employee in exchange for money or a volunteer HOA tyrant I mean member in exchange for power.
HOAs have direct control over spending and don’t need to meet the same bidding standards.
I'm all for paying dues for things like tennis courts, etc. These are truly common amenities.
My house, though, is not common property. Let the HOA rules cover only the common stuff.
Incidentally, local government where I live provides tennis courts, basketball courts, swimming pools and plenty of playgrounds. A few of these are within walking distance...
Where I live, it’s all within walking distance for the HOA to include a gym. You can also vote in the clubhouse
If it had a convenience store nearby, it would be like a little village
That’s always the pitch when privatizing government functions. It rarely works out.
Corruption that will get you sent to prison if your working for a muni is legal if you're running an HOA.